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- Directed by Megan Mylan
- Producer Megan MylanTribute: Smile Pinki
- Company: Principe ProductionsPrincipe Productions: Smile Pinki
- Running Time: 39 minutesTribute: Smile Pinki
- Genre: Short Documentary
- Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short
- Over five-thousand children in the United States are born with cleft palates, but the surgery to correct them is done right in the hospital before they go homeThe Suffolk Journal: Student-run charity makes children smile
- Smile Train and Operation Smile are charity programs that provide the cleft palate surgery for children in third-world countriesThe Suffolk Journal: Student-run charity makes children smile
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Smile Pinki is a documentary about a five-year-old Indian girl named Pinki who was born with a cleft palate. All of her life she's dreamed of having the surgery that would make her look like everyone else, but because her family is poor, the surgery is out of the question. That is until a social worker comes to Pinki's village to recruit patients for a hospital that provides free surgeries.
Smile Pinki won an Oscar in the category Best Documentary Short Subject at the 81st Annual Academy Awards on February 22, 2009.The Oscars: Smile Pinki
Megan Mylan Quotes
- "The biggest challenge for me was communicating and finding common ground with the patients and families in the film. Like many of the patients, Pinki's parents are illiterate dirt-farmers. They had never seen a movie or met a foreigner. I really wanted them to understand my motivation for making the film and gain their trust."Documentary.org: Meet Filmmaker Megan Mylan
- "I knew I wanted to make a vérité film with the young patients as the central characters. From my first research conversations, I felt that the story had a magical fairy tale quality to it even though it dealt with social ostracism and crushing poverty."Documentary.org: Meet Filmmaker Megan Mylan
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Smile Pinki on Amazon
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Pinki Lili School Set - $3.25
Hello Kitty's friend, Pinki Lili hits the spotlight in this cute little school supply set. Perfect for everything from elementary or high school, college or your home office. Conte...Amazon
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Smile Pinki Questions
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How does one go about getting involved in a charity like Smile Train or Operation smile? 1 AnswerJenny, you have asked several different questions here, I'll do my best to answer them. First, if you are interested in learning more about The Smile Train, ple... read more -
is there a cd available with the song smile. 1 AnswerThe answer appears to be no. Bobbie Eakes' only released album is titled Something Beautiful on April 26, 2005 and contains 12 track, however no song titled Smi... read more -
What makes you smile? 6 AnswersSeeing my kids playing and being happy http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeush8su/ http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2536/4056475659_c8b96e9ba3_o.jpg http://farm3.sta... read more -
Why do we smile? Were does it come from? 2 AnswersHumans and chimpanzees are both capable of smiling, and for the same reasons (happiness and fear--see link), which suggests a biological explanation. Both huma... read more
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